to denounce russia s military aggression. when does solidarity turn into censorship? my guest is the world renowned soviet born conductor semyon bychkov. is art the loser when politics takes centre stage? semyon bychkovjoins me now, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are like all of the great musical maestros, you re peripatetic, your career takes you all around the world, you are constantly travelling. is there one place you can point to and say that has done the most to define you as a person and an artist? no, i don t think so, maybe because my destiny made it so that i was born in russia. i lived there 22 years before emigrating to america. leningrad was a city, when it was called leningrad. leningrad today, st petersburg. the dna, the roots are there, i ve always been, always will be. but then what happens is that i come to america, i live five years, my first five years in new york, and then i conduct grand rapid symphony in michigan, and buffalo philharmonic, so alt
close it s 6am in singapore and midnight in germany where leaders from the g7 group of nations are meeting. it was the first day of talks in what will be a key week of diplomacy over the war in ukraine. britain s prime minister says ukraine should not be forced into a peace settlement with russia. if that means losing territory. and president biden has been calling for western unity to hold, to defeat russia. our political editor chris mason reports from bavaria in germany. the leaders of the world s richest countries gather to work out what to do next about ukraine. they begin by mocking president putin. bare chested horseback! the canadian prime minister suggests they should mimic the russian leader by riding bareback on a horse, as he has done. beyond the jokes, though, there are real differences of emphasis and approach here about how much and for how long ukraine should be helped. the uk insists it must be for the long haul. the prime minister, though, acknowledges some
and diana ross helps bring the first glastonbury festival for three years to a glorious close. it s 7am in singapore and 1am in germany where leaders from the g7 group of nations have held their first day of talks in what will be a key week for diplomacy over the war in ukraine. borisjohnson says ukraine should not be forced into a peace settlement with russia. if that means losing territory. and president biden has been calling for western unity to hold, to defeat russia. our political editor chris mason reports from bavaria in germany. the leaders of the world s richest countries gather to work out what to do next about ukraine. they begin by mocking president putin. bare chested horseback! the canadian prime minister suggests they should mimic the russian leader by riding bareback on a horse, as he has done. beyond the jokes, though, there are real differences of emphasis and approach here about how much and for how long ukraine should be helped. the uk insists it must
and scattered showers in the north, but still fairly chilly for the time of year. all the details coming up on bbc breakfast. good morning. it s saturday, 27th april. the government s being urged to take action to stop unpaid carers unwittingly racking up thousands of pounds of debt. carers are entitled to nearly £82 a week in benefits, but only if they owned less than £151 in take home pay from otherjobs. as a result, many end up owing money after being inadvertently overpaid. our reporter dan whitworth has the details. unpaid carers who look after a loved one do an incrediblejob. often unpaid carers who look after a loved one do an incredible job. often 2a hours a day, seven days a week, with very few breaks. there lies dedicated to caring for someone else. of the nearly 6 million carers across the uk, just under1 million receive carer s allowance, with about £80 a week. 175,000 of them also have a job, but there is an earnings limit of £151 take home pay a week. go abo
deal on climate change. and good morning from wembley on fa cup final day, where 90,000 fans were packed into this famous stadium this evening with the world watching on. iam in evening with the world watching on. i am in the chelsea end but i have got the red flag and scarf of arsenal. for the managers, got the red flag and scarf of arsenal. forthe managers, it got the red flag and scarf of arsenal. for the managers, it is double or quits. antonio conte against arsene wenger. in scotland, celtic are going for the trouble. and the age of the great adventurers revealed. we look at rediscovered footage filmed by explorers in the early decades of the 20th century. and darren has the weather. good morning. many of us have been kept awake by the heat and perhaps some thunderstorms. these storms will push north today. high temperatures. still the chance of more rain over the rest of the weekend. join me later. thanks. good morning. police investigating the manchester suicide bombin